Berkeley: University of California Press, 1971 G-0898. "Originally published as Volume Seven of the Sather Classical Lectures". // Umschlagtext: Although the innate endowment of a writer is the first factor in creative expression, we must understand something of the milieu in which he lived. The customs, traditions, needs, and conventions which evoke a particular expression from any writer must be known if we are to gain a full appreciation of his work. And, indeed, this is true for the great men who evolved the distinctive Latin forms that were destined to exercise profound influences on Western culture. Roman literature of the republic was experimental and reveals diverse tendencies, but it always reflects some phase of Roman life. A distinguished classical scholar, Tenney Frank, here shows us Plautus and Terence the dramatists, Cato and Cicero the statesmen-orators, Livy the historian, Lucretius the poet, and others, living and writing in Rome. These men, from different strata of society, from different localities, set down their individual responses to their own distinctive experiences of life in the republic. Their writings have come down to us never conformist nor monotonous, neither Greek nor classical in spirit. Their work came out of a society and out of a way of life in a young world. // 250 Seiten. Sixth printing. ISBN-10: 0-520-00428-0 (0520004280). Sprache/Language: englisch/english. Buchrücken ausgebleicht, an den Ecken bestoßen, an den ...

Berkeley, CA University of California Press, 1930. Hardcover First Edition [1930], unstated, in accordance with UC's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition [1930], unstated, in accordance with UC's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good: shows very light wear to the extremities, some faint mottling to the blue cloth over boards, especially noticeable at the backstrip, and the mildest rubbing; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging. The binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels (but see below). Not without a few flaws, but remains a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. Does not appear to be an Ex-Library copy, but the front free endpaper has been removed, so that remains a possibility, though no other indications of ex-library status remain. 8vo. (9.15 x 6.1 x 1 inches). vi, 256 pages. Gilt titles at the backstrip. Weight: 21.9 ounces. Sather Classical Lectures Series, Volume Seven. Hardback: Lacks DJ. 1930. University of California Press, US

[publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley, CA] First Edition First Edition [1930], unstated, in accordance with UC's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good: shows very light wear to the extremities, some faint mottling to the blue cloth over boards, especially noticeable at the backstrip, and the mildest rubbing; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging. The binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels (but see below). Not without a few flaws, but remains a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. Does not appear to be an Ex-Library copy, but the front free endpaper has been removed, so that remains a possibility, though no other indications of ex-library status remain. 8vo. (9.15 x 6.1 x 1 inches). vi, 256 pages. Gilt titles at the backstrip. Weight: 21.9 ounces. Sather Classical Lectures Series, Volume Seven. Hardback: Lacks DJ. First Edition [1930], unstated, in accordance with UC's customary practice at the time of publication. [Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.]